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Civilization · Defensive

Byzantines

Byzantines play as a defensive civilization with 5 civilization bonuses, led by the Cataphract. Buildings +10/20/30/40% HP in Dark/Feudal/Castle/Imperial Age.

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Defensive buildingsCheap armyFast age-ups
Focus
Defensive
Introduced
The Age of Kings (1999)
Win rate
47%
Pick rate
2.61%

Civilization bonuses

  • Buildings +10/20/30/40% HP in Dark/Feudal/Castle/Imperial Age
  • Camel Riders, Skirmishers and Spearman-line cost -25%
  • Town Watch, Town Patrol free
  • Advancing to Imperial Age costs -33%
  • Fire Ships and Dromons attack +25% faster

Unique technologies

  • Greek Fire (Fire Ships +1 range; Dromons and Bombard Towers increased blast radius)
  • Logistica (Cataphracts deal trample damage, +6 attack vs. Infantry)

Unique unit

Team bonus

Monks heal +100% faster

How strong are the Byzantines on the ranked ladder?

On the current balance patch (162286), the Byzantines hold a 47% win rate in 1v1 Random Map across all ratings, ranking #47 of 50 civilizations. They appear in 2.61% of matches (53,524 games sampled). Ladder statistics via aoestats.io.

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